I haven’t bought Ben & Jerry’s in many, many years. I did, however, think it was the highest quality of all the ‘grocery store’ ice creams. However, Talenti is very close and is my go to brand, provided it’s on sale.
Unilever has been in the ice cream business for a hundred years, maybe more. They are spinning off all their ice cream brands, not just Ben’s. B+J makes a more attention grabbing headline.
I used to think it was the best — then we gave it the boot.
If you have a Publix in your area, we have found that the store brand generic Publix ice cream has some of the most amazing, creative flavors. It’s cheaper, too.
Back in 1979, I had a coupon for a free pint. First and last time I had one in the freezer. Phish Food flavor, IIRC. Knew they were up to no good from the get go.
“I did, however, think it was the highest quality of all the ‘grocery store’ ice creams. “
hardly ... all B&J ice cream uses artificial thickeners to reduce the amount of expensive butterfat used ... many flavors contain a plethora of other artificial ingredients, and always have ... B&J has simply deployed the false marketing mystique that if it’s “hippie”, then it MUST be pure ...
the BEST commercial ice cream is Haagen Daz: no thickeners, no artificial ingredients and many of their ice creams tout that they contain only five ingredients ...